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date	25/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: British Virgin Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has held with his counterpart in the British Virgin Islands on tax evasion and avoidance in that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	202498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury engages in regular discussions with the British Virgin Islands on tax issues, including avoidance and evasion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the commitments made at the G8 the British Virgin Islands, along with all of the UK's Overseas Territories with financial centres and the Crown Dependencies have taken significant steps forward on tax transparency putting them at the forefront of this agenda globally.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/07/2014 14:44:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

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registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes have been made to the methodology for assessing compliance yield for tax collection in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	201672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>It is important that HMRC's methodology for assessing the effects of its compliance activities reflect the full range of impacts of its activities on customer compliance. Both to provide accountability for its overall performance and to manage its business and the performance of its compliance teams on a day-to-day basis. HMRC periodically refines its methodology for compliance yield to reflect the latest evidence. This is consistent with recommendations from the NAO and PAC.</p><p>Changes at the start of this Government were implemented to better assess the total impact of HMRC's work. Some reduced the revenue HMRC could score, while others recognised that HMRC were achieving a greater impact on future taxpayer behaviour than they had previously assumed.</p><p>Key changes to scoring rules at the start of the 2010 Spending Review period were:</p><p>1. Ensuring reported performance better reflects the amount of revenue that HMRC can expect to receive</p><p>2. Recognising the revenue effects of work against criminals</p><p>3. Refining our methodology to reflect our latest understanding of the effects of our interventions on customers' behaviour in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on HMRC's compliance methodology will be set out in its Annual Report, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/07/2014 14:50:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders